Polar Bears

This week we are learning about polar bears.  We started the unit by watching Klondike and Snow.  This is a documentary from Denver's Channel Four News about two polar bears that were born at the Denver Zoo and abandoned by their mother.  The kids loved the video.  It is video that was made about 19 years ago.  We did some research and discovered that Snow passed away a few years ago.  We also learned that they had been transferred  a few years after they were born to the Orlando Zoo in Florida. 


After watching the video and reading about polar bears we made a Tree Chart about polar bears.  The children also wrote 2-3 facts on a "paw"  fact recording sheet.

We also did the blubber glove experiment.  This is always a favorite for the kids.   It  helps them to understand how the  layer of blubber beneath a polar bear’s skin really does help it to survive in the Arctic.